LSU's Peterson survives Cantlay's late charge

STILLWATER, Okla. – LSU senior John Peterson won the individual title Thursday in the NCAA Golf Championships, and UCLA topped the eight qualifiers for the team match-play competition.

Peterson shot an even-par 72 — playing the back nine in 4 under — to finish at 5-under-par 211, a stroke ahead of UCLA's Patrick Cantlay (Servite) at difficult Karsten Creek.

Six hours after Peterson finished, Cantlay had a chance to force a playoff, but his 18-foot eagle try on the par-5 18th grazed the cup and stayed out. He birdied the final two holes for a 71.

UCLA was 10 over in the third round to finish at 8-over 872. Georgia Tech was second at 11 over, and host Oklahoma State (15 over), Illinois (15 over), Georgia (20 over), Ohio State (23 over), Augusta State (24 over) and Duke (25 over) also advanced to match play.

The Bruins will face Duke in the first round of match play today. Oklahoma State will open against Ohio State, Georgia Tech will face Augusta State, and Illinois will play Georgia.